On some perfect codes with respect to Lee metric (Q2484232)

In this paper the authors provide bounds on the number of parity check digits for Lee weight codes correcting errors of Lee weight \(1\), errors of Lee weight \(2\) or less, errors of Lee weight \(3\) or less and errors of Lee weight \(4\) or less over \(Z_q\) (\(q\geq 5\), a prime), respectively. They also prove the existence of perfect codes correcting errors of Lee weight \(1\) over \(Z_5\) and perfect codes correcting errors of Lee weight \(2\) or less over \(Z_{13}\). Other nonexistence results are given. Finally, the authors conjecture that does not exist a perfect code correcting errors of Lee weight \(t\) or less (\(t\geq 3\)) over \(Z_q\) (\(q\geq 5\), a prime).